We love picking out the perfect bottle to match every wine-lover's palate. But sometimes we know it can be fun to focus on the wines that get loads of favorable attention from the wine press. So here are a dozen bottles -... Read More
The best Quality-Price-Ratio (QPR) California Pinot Noir we’ve tasted in years! It’s from one of the Central Coast’s very first Pinot Noir vineyards, Mission Ranch in the Salinas Valley planted in 1961. Fifty-five... Read More
New Zealand native Angela Osborne moved to California in 2006 with a simple dream: to make Grenache. Over the years, she's established herself as one of the few masters of crafting Grenache that's bursting with fruit but... Read More
Yes, Grüner Veltliner is the national white grape of Austria and this is from Italy. But Alto Adige WAS Austria until after WWI and GV shines brightly here when done right. This is done right. Plenty of crisp stone fruit... Read More
The Kerner grape was created in 1929 as a cross between Riesling and Trollinger (Schiava) by a German researcher attempting to strengthen Riesling’s resistance to late spring frosts. A bit of a failure in Germany, it reached... Read More
A wonderfully rich and open blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with 18 months in mostly new French oak. Rich, darkly fruited, and nicely spiced, this is big enough for a steak and smooth... Read More
A delicious, fruit-forward, Cabernet with plenty of rich texture, a dash of chocolate, and fine tannins lifting a smoke, tobacco and black fruit finish. Excellent value.
Lower ABV In 2000, Andreas Adams revived his grandfather’s long defunct estate with grapes from this tiny plot in Dhroner Hofberg. Today his sister has joined and holdings are up to 12 acres, including this original patch... Read More
Rioja can be lots of different things, including fresh, fruit-filled, and as easy to drink every day as a good Cru Beaujolais. While this blend of Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% white grapes aged in oak, it’s not oaky... Read More
The importer Boutinot makes a lot of their own wines, including this one from old-vine Grenache discovered growing down south between Corbieres and the Sea. Done all in steel, it’s dark, gutsy, powerful and a bit wild, with... Read More
As always, this is a darker, richer, take on Brunello that's lifted nicely by 2019's freshening acids. While it's even better to wait, no reason not to enjoy a bottle or two now!
Owned by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini since 2003, Altesino has been one of Montalcino’s leaders since the zone exploded into international prominence in the 1970s. The wine style is traditional, with all large, Slavonian oak,... Read More
Super rich, dense, and sticky, this Pedro Ximenez Sherry from a solera started in 1927 delivers wildly complex aromas and flavors. Try it with maple ice cream or savory cheese.
A classic rich and buttery (but not too much!) Russian River Chardonnay with enough oak for spice. Big, ripe, aromas and flavors of yellow pear, apple, almond and more coat the palate nicely before cleaning up with a squirt of... Read More
An ENORMOUS amount of wine for the money here, in 100% Malbec grown carefully at high altitude and then made to let the grape and place shine through. Black-fruited on the nose and palate with fine complexity from notes of tobacco,... Read More
One of the most consistently excellent wines in the Southern Rhone, in 2020 this soars to new heights. The balanced, soft, feel makes this too easy to drink now, but it will improve for 15 years with ease.
A glorious rose Champagne from 100% Pinot Noir vines 60+ years-old all on Grand Cru sites in Ay harvested in 2020 and disgorged mid-2023. The dark salmon color and tiny bubbles make it beautiful in the glass. The aromas feature... Read More
Andre Roger’s vintage Champagne comes from 50+ year-old vines on the Grand Cru slopes of Ay. “Intense” is the best word here, mainly from the power of the old-vine Pinot Noir making up the wine’s core but... Read More
Made by Rob Mondavi,Jr (grandson of the Napa legend), this does an outstanding job of balancing Napa's richness with a fine minerality and structure. Plenty of blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, a touch of dried herb, a dash... Read More
Lower ABV From just outside Carcassonne in Limoux, a super fresh and nicely weighted no-oak Chardonnay value. Done all in steel, it serves up crisp green apple, tart peach, and crunchy yellow pear fruit with hints of white flowers... Read More
A wonderfully creamy, fresh and dry bottle of bubbles for all purpose sipping and celebrating. Plenty of toasty, bread-dough, accents to the crisp, white, fruit. A bargain!
Organic/Bio The most mind-blowing Pinot Gris from the slightly insane grazing-based grape grower Stephen Hagen. As Wine Enthusiast said of the 93 point Perpetua I last year, “It's complex and leesy, with pear and melon... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV As a staff, we love the wines coming from Antiquum Farm and this wine is no exception! Stephen's Pinot Gris can range in colors all on the same vine and sometimes even the same berries. The resulting... Read More
Organic/Bio Named for Stephen’s skateboarding and sheepherding son, Juel represents this unique winery as a whole. In 2022, it’s one six-ton fermenter filled with fruit picked from all four corners of the vineyard... Read More
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